TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - March 5, 2013) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.B)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at February 28, 2013 was $22.62, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.7% and 2.4%, respectively. These compare with the 3.5% and 4.6% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.
The closing price for CGI's common shares at February 28, 2013 was $15.95, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of 1.7% and -3.4%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2013 were as follows:
| Financials |
21.9 |
% |
| Energy |
20.5 |
% |
| Materials |
18.8 |
% |
| Industrials |
10.2 |
% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
9.5 |
% |
| Health Care |
4.8 |
% |
| Information Technology |
4.1 |
% |
| Telecommunication Services |
4.1 |
% |
| Utilities |
3.1 |
% |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents |
2.3 |
% |
| Consumer Staples |
0.7 |
% |
The top ten investments which comprised 34.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2013 were as follows:
| Catamaran Corporation |
4.8 |
% |
| Enbridge Inc. |
3.9 |
% |
| Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation |
3.8 |
% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
3.6 |
% |
| Brookfield Canada Office Properties |
3.6 |
% |
| Dollarama Inc. |
3.6 |
% |
| Bank of Montreal |
2.8 |
% |
| Rogers Communications Inc. |
2.8 |
% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited |
2.6 |
% |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2.5 |
% |